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The Spanish-American War Part B

The Spanish-American War Part B. In the Spanish-American War of 1898, where did the United States strike first? The Philippine Islands in the western Pacific Ocean 2. On April 30, 1898, a U.S. naval fleet under Commodore George Dewey hit a Spanish fleet in the Philippines at what harbor?

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The Spanish-American War Part B

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  1. The Spanish-American WarPart B

  2. In the Spanish-American War of 1898, where did the United States strike first? • The Philippine Islands in the western Pacific Ocean 2. On April 30, 1898, a U.S. naval fleet under Commodore George Dewey hit a Spanish fleet in the Philippines at what harbor? • Manila

  3. 3. How successful was Dewey’s attack on the Spanish fleet at Manila? • It destroyed every Spanish ship, and subsequently, American troops landed in the Philippines 4. In August 1898, what did Spanish troops in Manila do? • The surrendered

  4. 5. Initially, what did the U.S. do in Cuba? • Blockaded the island 6. About how many Americans volunteered to fight against Spain? • About 125,000 7. When did American forces land in Cuba? • June 1898

  5. 8. About how many U.S. troops initially went into Cuba? • About 17,000 9. Who was one of the leaders of the Rough Riders, a volunteer cavalry unit? • Teddy Roosevelt, who had resigned his Assistant Secretary of the Navy job to serve in the Rough Riders

  6. 10. What happened near Santiago, Cuba on July 1, 1898? • The Rough Riders and two African-American regiments led the way in an assault that cleared a path for the infantry to conquer San Juan Hill 11. Who was credited as the hero of San Juan Hill? • Colonel Teddy Roosevelt, the future New York Governor, Vice President, and President of the United States

  7. 12. When the Spanish fleet sought to escape the harbor at Santiago, what happened? • The U.S. naval forces destroyed the Spanish fleet 13. In the wake of the victories in Cuba, what other Caribbean Island did the U.S. invade? • Puerto Rico

  8. 14. On August 12, 1898, to what did Spain and the United States agree? • An armistice (a cease-fire agreement) 15. Secretary of State, John Jay, called the Spanish-American War what? • “A splendid little war”

  9. 16. In December 1898, Spain and the United States reached a peace treaty in which Spain agreed to what concessions? • Cuba was given independence • Guam Island and Puerto Rico were given to the United States • Spain sold the Philippine Islands to the United States for $20 million

  10. 17. What did the United States Senate do on February 6, 1899? • It approved the Treaty of Paris • The United States now controlled Guam (in the Pacific), The Philippines (in the Pacific), Puerto Rico (in the Caribbean) 18. And as of August 1898, what other important Pacific Ocean island group did the United States now control? • Hawaii

  11. 19. Thus by the dawn of the 1900s, the United States had become what? • A global imperial power

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